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Performance of States and UTs on the NITI Aayog SDG India Index, 2021
6.4 Figure 1 shows that the number of Front Runners (scoring 65-99) increased to 22 states and
UTs in 2020-21 from 10 in 2019-20. All remaining states and UTs were Performers (scoring 50-
64). Amongst states, additions to the Front Runner category in 2020-21 included Uttarakhand,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Punjab, Haryana and Tripura. Amongst UTs, additions to the
Front Runner category included Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir,
Ladakh and Lakshadweep.
Figure 1: Performance of States/UTs on the NITI Aayog
SDG India Index (2019 and 2020)
Source: NITI Aayog
Note: Yellow indicates Performer (Score 50-64), Green indicates Front Runner (Score 65-99)
6.5 Figure 2 shows the scores achieved by states on the NITI Aayog SDG India Index 2020-
21, and change in score from 2019-20. In 2020-21, states achieved scores between 52-75 and
UTs scored between 62-79, as against scores of 50-70 for states and 59-70 for UTs in 2019-20.
All states have improved their overall scores by 1-12 points. Kerala (score of 75) retained its top
rank amongst states in 2020-21. Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh ranked second while Goa,
Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh ranked fourth. Mizoram, Haryana, and Uttarakhand
are the top gainers in 2020-21, in terms of improvement in score from 2019, with an increase of
12, 10 and 8 points respectively.